महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-2, chapter-54, verse-16

युधिष्ठिर उवाच ।
एतावन्त्येव दासानां सहस्राण्युत सन्ति मे ।
प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाश्च प्रावारवसनाः सदा ॥१६॥

16. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca ,
etāvantyeva dāsānāṁ sahasrāṇyuta santi me ,
pradakṣiṇānulomāśca prāvāravasanāḥ sadā.

16. yudhiṣṭhira uvāca etāvantī eva dāsānām sahasrāṇi uta
santi me pradakṣiṇānulomāḥ ca prāvāravasanāḥ sadā

16. Yudhishthira said: 'Indeed, I have so many thousands of servants who are always respectful and wear cloaks.'

Words meanings summery:

• युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The speaker in this verse. (Yudhishthira (proper name))

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• एतावन्ती (etāvantī) - referring to thousands of servants (so many, of such a quantity)

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

• दासानाम् (dāsānām) - of servants, of slaves

• सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands of servants (thousands)

• उत (uta) - and moreover (introducing an additional count) (and, moreover, or)

• सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

• मे (me) - 'belonging to me' or 'for me' (to me, my)

• प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाः (pradakṣiṇānulomāḥ) - referring to the thousands of servants (respectful, agreeable, following auspicious customs)

• च (ca) - and

• प्रावारवसनाः (prāvāravasanāḥ) - referring to the thousands of servants (wearing cloaks/outer garments)

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

Words meanings and morphology

युधिष्ठिर (yudhiṣṭhira) - The speaker in this verse. (Yudhishthira (proper name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yudhiṣṭhira

yudhiṣṭhira - Yudhishthira (proper name), steady in battle

Compound: yudhi (in battle, locative of yudh) + ṣṭhira (standing firm)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yudh+sthira)

• yudh – battle, fight, war
  noun (feminine)
  Root: √yudh (class 4)
• sthira – firm, steady, stable, unmoving
  adjective
  Derived from root √sthā (to stand)
  Root: √sthā (class 1)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, Perfect (lit) of √vac

Perfect active

From root √vac, `lit` (Perfect)

Root: √vac (class 2)

एतावन्ती (etāvantī) - referring to thousands of servants (so many, of such a quantity)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, plural of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so many, this much, this many

Derived from etad (this) + vat (suffix indicating 'so much')

एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

दासानाम् (dāsānām) - of servants, of slaves

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of dāsa

dāsa - servant, slave, devotee

सहस्राणि (sahasrāṇi) - thousands of servants (thousands)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of sahasra

sahasra - thousand

उत (uta) - and moreover (introducing an additional count) (and, moreover, or)

(indeclinable)

Particle

सन्ति (santi) - are, exist

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, Present (laṭ) of √as

Present active

From root √as, 2nd class, `laṭ` (Present)

Root: √as (class 2)

मे (me) - 'belonging to me' or 'for me' (to me, my)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

First person pronoun, enclitic form, dative/genitive singular

प्रदक्षिणानुलोमाः (pradakṣiṇānulomāḥ) - referring to the thousands of servants (respectful, agreeable, following auspicious customs)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pradakṣiṇānuloma

pradakṣiṇānuloma - agreeable to, respectful, auspicious, favorable

Tatpurusha compound: pradakṣiṇa (auspicious) + anuloma (agreeable)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pradakṣiṇa+anuloma)

• pradakṣiṇa – right-hand-side, clockwise, auspicious, respectful
  adjective
  From pra (prefix) + dakṣiṇa (right)
  Prefix: pra
• anuloma – conforming to custom, agreeable, favorable, regular
  adjective
  From anu (prefix) + loma (hair, order)
  Prefix: anu

Note: Refers to the thousands of servants.

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

प्रावारवसनाः (prāvāravasanāḥ) - referring to the thousands of servants (wearing cloaks/outer garments)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of prāvāravasana

prāvāravasana - wearing an outer garment, cloaked

Bahuvrīhi compound: prāvāra (cloak) + vasana (garment)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (prāvāra+vasana)

• prāvāra – cloak, mantle, outer garment
  noun (masculine)
  From pra (prefix) + ā (prefix) + √vṛ (to cover)
  Prefixes: pra+ā
  Root: √vṛ (class 1)
• vasana – garment, cloth, attire
  noun (neuter)
  Derived from root √vas (to wear, to clothe)
  Root: √vas (class 2)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

Adverb of time